By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is believed to weigh over 140 kg (308 lb) according to an artificial intelligence (AI) estimate, a South …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of South Korean artillery rounds are on their way to Ukraine via the United States, after Seoul’s initial resistance toward arming …
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By Soo-hyang Choi and Daewoung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of South Korean nurses went on strike on Friday after President Yoon Suk Yeol vetoed a law to improve …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former civilian employee at a U.S. Army facility in South Korea has been arrested on charges of receiving $400,000 in kickbacks from military contractors, federal …
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Congress Applauds South Korean President For Condemning ‘Disinformation’ Arjun Singh on April 27, 2023 Members of Congress applauded South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol as he lambasted “disinformation” and “propaganda” as …
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By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – The United States granted South Korea a larger role in planning for a potential nuclear war with North Korea, but that will probably not …
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(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol upgraded their commitment to cooperate on maintaining stability in foreign exchange markets at a summit on Wednesday, …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean consumers’ inflation expectations fell in April to the lowest in nearly a year, a central bank survey showed on Wednesday, while overall consumer sentiment hit …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. congressional leaders on Thursday invited South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to address Congress on April 27 during his trip to the United States. Yoon is …
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By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – Workers at an apartment construction site in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, have discovered more than 110 bombs, shells, mines, grenades and other explosives …
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A five-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York charging Ilya Balakaev with various charges related to smuggling devices commonly used in counterintelligence operations out of …
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By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean state media marked the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by blaming the crisis on NATO and calling America’s involvement a …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of North Koreans and people in South Korea, Japan and China could be exposed to radioactive materials spread through groundwater from an …
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US Teachers Are Peddling Same ‘Woke Ideologies’ Taught In North Korean Classrooms, Defector Says Harold Hutchison on February 15, 2023 A defector from North Korea said Tuesday “woke ideologies” taught …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean consumers’ inflation expectations inched up in January, with sentiment toward economic conditions and the outlook also improving, a central bank survey showed on Thursday. The …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea plans to scrap a number of regulations in the local stock market within this year to make investment easier for foreign investors, its financial regulator …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s exports for the first 20 days of January fell 2.7% from a year earlier, but the pace of drop was slower than that recorded in …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has purged a former foreign minister who played an instrumental role in his summits with former U.S. President …
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US, South Korea In Talks To Cooperate On Nuclear Operations To Ward Off North Korean Threats Micaela Burrow on January 3, 2023 The U.S. and South Korea are discussing ways …
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South Korea Fires At North Korean Drones Invading Airspace Micaela Burrow on December 26, 2022 South Korean warplanes mobilized in response to North Korean drones intruding on their airspace, with …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – A major measure of the inflation expectations of South Korean consumers hit a seven-month low in December, underscoring the market’s view that the Bank of Korea’s policy …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean manufacturers’ business sentiment for December dropped to a more than two-year low, a central bank survey showed on Wednesday, amid growing economic uncertainties and persistently …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai acknowledged Seoul’s concerns with the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act during a meeting with South Korea’s Trade Minister Ahn Dukgeun at the Asia-Pacific …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean households’ quarterly income declined on the year for the first time since the second quarter of 2021, government data showed on Thursday, amid cooling economic …
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By Cynthia Kim and Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s housing prices fell at the sharpest rate in at least 19 years in October, adding to expectations the nation’s …